Snow May Produce Poor Travel Conditions in the North-Central U.S. and East Coast

A strong cold front sweeping across the Northern Plains may bring snow showers and snow squalls from eastern Montana to north-central Nebraska, with blizzard conditions possible in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Montana. Heavy snow is expected to persist downwind of the Great Lakes. Snow showers will spread up the East Coast across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coasts. Read More >

Current conditions at

Watertown, Watertown Municipal Airport (KATY)

Lat: 44.9°NLon: 97.15°WElev: 1745ft.

Light Snow and Breezy

13°F

-11°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed NW 23 G 35 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1016.9 mb)
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Wind Chill-6°F (-21°C)
Last update 18 Jan 1:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Willow Lake SD

Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 02:30pm until January 18, 09:00pm
Wind Advisory January 18, 02:30pm until January 18, 06:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
Wind Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 02:30pm until January 18, 09:00pm
    Wind Advisory January 18, 02:30pm until January 18, 06:00pm

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • This Afternoon

    High: 21 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -22. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Cold

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -6. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of snow after noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. South wind 6 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 17 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. West wind 8 to 14 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 9 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of snow.  Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A slight chance of snow. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Windy, with a north northwest wind 30 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -22. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -6. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. West wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14. West wind 9 to 13 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 2.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Willow Lake SD
 44.62°N 97.65°W (Elev. 1762 ft)
1:36 pm CST Jan 18, 2026
2pm CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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